From tlaurent@panix.com Wed Jan 19 18:41:38 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!panix!tlaurent From: tlaurent@panix.com (Tyler Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jan19.184138.5217@panix.com> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 1994 18:41:38 GMT Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Tyler Laurent Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ssanchez@utexas.edu Thu Jan 20 11:40:38 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!utexas!ssanchez From: ssanchez@utexas.edu (Sun-mi Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jan20.114038.4402@utexas.edu> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 1994 11:40:38 GMT References: <1994Jan19.184138.5217@panix.com> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jan19.184138.5217@panix.com>, tlaurent@panix.com (Tyler Laurent) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Sun-mi Sánchez | ssanchez@utexas.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 3D28 BF00 FFA9 C9FB "Keep the channels open." From skarlsson@cmu.edu Thu Jan 20 21:33:38 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cmu!skarlsson From: skarlsson@cmu.edu (Sergei Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jan20.213338.9948@cmu.edu> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 1994 21:33:38 GMT References: <1994Jan19.184138.5217@panix.com> <1994Jan20.114038.4402@utexas.edu> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jan20.114038.4402@utexas.edu>, ssanchez@utexas.edu (Sun-mi Sánchez) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Sergei Karlsson "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." Mac IIci / 68882 FPU / Linux 1.2.13 From klaurent@cam.ac.uk Thu Jan 20 23:17:38 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!cam!klaurent From: klaurent@cam.ac.uk (Katrin Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jan20.231738.6965@cam.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 1994 23:17:38 GMT References: <1994Jan19.184138.5217@panix.com> <1994Jan20.114038.4402@utexas.edu> <1994Jan20.213338.9948@cmu.edu> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jan20.213338.9948@cmu.edu>, skarlsson@cmu.edu (Sergei Karlsson) writes: > The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Katrin Laurent *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) - NetBSD 1.0 From slee@unam.mx Fri Jan 21 18:00:38 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!unam!slee From: slee@unam.mx (Seo-yeon Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jan21.180038.1817@unam.mx> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 1994 18:00:38 GMT References: <1994Jan19.184138.5217@panix.com> <1994Jan20.114038.4402@utexas.edu> <1994Jan20.213338.9948@cmu.edu> <1994Jan20.231738.6965@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1994Jan20.231738.6965@cam.ac.uk>, klaurent@cam.ac.uk (Katrin Laurent) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Seo-yeon Lee SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 33,600 bps "When every node is whole, the channel opens."